On July 15, 2016, Tom Brady announced on his Facebook page that he would no longer proceed with the legal process in the “Deflategate” case and he would accept the four game suspension. When this happened, there were serious doubts that the Patriots could overcome his suspension and go on to win their fifth Super Bowl. “Deflategate” seemed destined to be something that would forever haunt the Patriots organization. Looking back on it now, it ended up being a good thing for the Patriots. They won the Super Bowl despite Brady’s suspension, and got to see what they have in Jimmy Garoppolo.